Security Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Networks

  • Authors:
  • Abdellah Chehri;Paul Fortier;Pierre-Martin Tardif

  • Affiliations:
  • LRCS Laboratory, Canada;Laval University, Canada;Laval University, Canada

  • Venue:
  • CNSR '07 Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The underground environment is a harsh and hazardous workspace for plant and personnel. It is damp, dusty and hot, there is a risk of roof and rock falling and the atmosphere can be potentially explosive. Recent incidents are a reminder of how crucial safety is in mining. The increasing miniaturization of RF devices and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and the advances in wireless technologies have generated a great deal of research interest in the area of wireless sensor networks (WSN). Sensor networks provide a promising infrastructure for gathering information about parameters of the physical world. Such networks have many applications in military and civilian environments. In this paper, a new wireless sensor network architecture is introduced for surveillance and security monitoring of underground mines and confined areas.